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ECCLESMANCHESTER SHIPSJ 793llCANAL4/9Barton Bridge,BartonAqueduct and Control

ECCLES MANCHESTER SHIP
SJ 793ll
CANAL
4/9 Barton Bridge,Barton
Aqueduct and Control
- Tower. That part in
Eccles
G.V. II*
Swing road bridge, swing canal aqueduct and centrally placed
control tower. c.1894. Sir Leader Williams engineer. Wrought
iron; brick tower. Both the bridge and aqueduct revolve on a
central axis to allow the passage of ships. The aqueduct
takes the form of a boxed lattice girder with a cranked
upper member and the channel, which remains full of water
when turning, at the bottom. The road bridge has bow-string
lattice girders to either side of the roadway. Fabricated by
A. Handyside and Co. Ltd. Tall 2 x 2-bay 4-storey control
tower with pyramidal roof and external staircase. The
aqueduct was built to replace Brindleys famous aqueduct of
c.1760 and is in itself a considerable feat of engineering.